September 2012

By Chris Furguson On September 14, 2012, Brawley Superior Furniture, the oldest continually running business in the City, burned down before sunrise. Crews from all over Imperial County, including Westmorland, El Centro, Calipatria and Imperial…

By Mario Conde The County Board of Supervisors approved Ormat’s East Brawley Geothermal project at Tuesday’s public hearing meeting. The proposed East Brawley Geothermal Project would construct a new 49.9 net megawatt binary power plant…

By Mario Conde The Imperial County Board of Supervisors will support the Imperial County Desert Museum in getting the funding and support they need to keep cultural artifacts. The item was requested by Supervisor Jack…

By Mario Conde The Calexico School Board will consider a salary increase to Superintendent Richard Fragale at today’s meeting. Superintendent Richard Fragale announced that some time ago that due to recent legislative changes were made…

30-Year-Old Murder Solved Fingerprint Technology Played Key Role 09/11/12 A cold case is just that—an investigation of a crime, usually a violent one, where all leads have been exhausted and the trail has gone cold….

Sum11Color Make sure your home and valuables are insured, your important documents are protected, and you have back-up access to cash, your bank accounts and your personal identification in case a disaster strikes. Know what…

Sheila Birnbaum, Special Master of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (VCF), released the following statement on the final rule by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to include certain cancers into…

United States Attorney Laura E. Duffy announced that today United States District Court Judge William Q. Hayes sentenced Jesus Quinonez-Marquez, the former Director of International Liaison for the Baja California Attorney General’s Office, to serve…

Daphne Hearn, Special Agent in Charge of the San Diego FBI Office, and Chris Maston, Director of Field Operations, Customs Border Protection (CBP,) announce the arrest of CBP Officer Thomas Silva, age 33, a nine-year…

09/07/12 It is relatively rare for infants to be abducted by strangers. But it does happen. And recent analysis of abduction cases by the FBI suggests there are new and troubling trends for expectant parents…

Joshua Schichtel, 30, of Phoenix, was sentenced today to 30 months in prison for selling command-and-control access to and use of thousands of malware-infected computers, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice…

IMPERIAL COUNTY – The Imperial County Public Health Department announced today that an Imperial County male has tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV) in preliminary tests and a confirmation from the State is pending. …

By Luke Phillips Holtville residents and others around the region could get a chance to be on national television and maybe make some money too as the History Channel show ‘American Pickers’ heads our…

By Mario Conde The Calexico City Council looked once again looked on how they will be appointing the new City Clerk and City Treasure at their Tuesday meeting. The Council continued the discussion on how…